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I’m trying to identify the maker of my grandfather‘s violin. He made many of the parts himself including the fingerboard, tuning pegs, chin rest, and tailpiece. The body of the violin is unknown maker. It’s at least 125 years old but likely much older. It has distinct rope edge double purfling or possibly rope edge binding. On the top and the bottom. Picture included. Any help in identifying the maker is appreciated!
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Here is another violin... is this actually considered double purfling? Like the strange-bodied violin I posted, I have no clue. The saddle sits on top and the bottom rib is two piece, so I can at least rule out Mittenwald. The ffs are super wide, but really symmetrical, I think... do I smell another factory fiddle?
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Are violins modeled after Maggini and da Salo with double purfling more or less desirable and/or marketable if they also have the decorative purfling inlays in the back? All other things being equal, would a violin that included the purfling inlays command a premium price over one without them? Or not? Which would you choose? In this case, I am referring to fine violins in the $20,000 - $30,000 price range. (An actual Maggini with the type of decorative purfling I am referring to is shown below)
